The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-05-05
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.


Domestic News
Snow fell to the depth OF twelve incnes,
at Bessemer, Mich, April %,
April 26, Emperor William reviewed
40,G0O troops on the Schmerz plain in honor
of Archdnke Albrecht. There was q great
attendance
The complete vote of Michigan at the
late election, except Manitou county, shows
the following figures: For Prohibition,
1866; against 1865; majority against,
1880.
days number for the United States 164, and
for Canada a7; total 1911, against 1919 last
week and 20a for the corresponding week OF
last year.
The Colorado state sanitary board has de-
cided on more quarantine against Iowa and
Omaha stock yards, and against Kansas
City stock yards. This compels the cattle
from these points to undergo inspection be-
fore being admitted to the state.
Milo Dakin has been expelled from the
Michigan legislature upon the charge OF en-
deavoring to secure bribes, by giving the
names Of certain members whose votes
could be obtained for q price, intending to
procure money for his own sole use.
The Interstate commerce commission on
the 23rd, granted the petitions Of the
systems OF transcontinental railw avs, by
suspending for IS days Sec. 4 Qong and
short hauD of the law. This grant includes
the Northern Pacific r. r., among others.
Thos 8. Potter, first vice e-president and
chief executive officer of the c. B. a. Q, II.
1nc ;,.Ctx wi, Cd
dent ard manager of the Union Pacific,
which road has secured a lease of the Ore
gon Railway q Navigation company's
lines.
| At Harpers Ferry on Sunday, members
of a picnic party dug up bomb shell-a
relic of the war-and pounded it with stones
1t exploded, fatally injuring Agnes Willis
and Edward Paler and seriously wounding
Frank Jones, William Turner and George
and Thomas Willis.
At Buffalo, N. Y, on the 27th, the body
OF John Acken, of Waverly, Iowa, was
cremated at the Delavan Avenue cremma
forum. de was seventy nine years Of age
The remains were brought there in charge
OF his son, G. A. Acken. The incineration
passed of successfully.
The schooner Flying Scud, hailing from
Kediak, Alaska, was lost at sea with all on
board. The owner, II. Anderson, Capt
Nelsh Vassiligregnoff, his son and fourteen
native hunters were lost. 1t is SUPP osed the
vessel shifted her ballast and capsized in q
| gale in Shelikhoof straits.
The river coal operators are considering a
gigantic scheme by which the entire river
coal industry from the Monongahela valley
to New Orleans will be controlled ty one
nnvUarf,pl cV nd to Il. ,.rrn saA ffs fals
in all the operators, and secure absolute con
troll of the Southern coal markets.
During heavy storm near Macomb, H.
Wednesday night the lightning struck and
killed fourteen head of steers belonging te
q. v. Chandler. The steers were huddled
together near a barb-wire fence which il
| thought to have been the conductor. The
loss was partially covered by insurance.
Capt. Pratt, superintendent of the Car.
Isle Indian Industrial School, telegraphs
Acting Secretary Muldrow from jackson
/ vile, Fla, tn It he has secured 62 pupils
from the eChiracahauasfort the Carlisle school
Of this number 26 are females and 36 males
| There are nine married couples included
among the pupils.
A destructive collision occurred Saturday
night between freight train and ore train
on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore Il Western
railway, near Bunnell's siding, Mich. Both
cars DESTROYED. The trainmen saved them
selves by jumping. The damage to proper
ty will probably reach $4,000.
| A numerously signed petition from citi
zens of California has been received in
Washington requesting the Inter State
Commerce Commission not TO suspend the
operation of Sec. of the Interstate Com
merce law, SO far as the Pacific coast Is
concerned, until an opportunity be afforded
| all persons interested to be heard.
The recent burning of the Hotel Del
Monte, at Monterey, Cal, has led to the
arrest of the discharged manager Simmons
The books Of the hotel did not burn, and an
investigation since the fire shows Simmons
to have been $4,000 short in his accounts
This item and the tampering with the
!, waterpipes and the indifference of Simmons
who was present at the fire directed suspi
cion to him.
The Louisiana State Agricultural society
executive committee passed the following
resolution:
"Resolved, That in the opinion of the ex
! ecutive committee of the State Agricultural
society, the best interests of the planting
community OF this state require that the
provisions of the interstate commerce law
be carried out strictly and enforced through
out the land"
One effect of the interstate commerce
laws has been to advance the freight on
zinc ores about 81 ton It is claimed tha,
this will put check upon one of the most
| important industries in this country, as
zinc ore cannot rrofitably be mined and
shipped at that rate Of freight. The output
/ of zinc ore in the counties of Lafayette and
Grant, in Southern Wisconsin, has averaged
heretofore twenty carloads per day.
| The monument to John G. Calhoun was
unveiled at Charleston, 3. c., April 70, a
congregation of 5000 gathering to witnes
the ceremonies. Mayor Courtney presided
and Secretary Lamar delivered the oration
/ taking two hours for its delivery. The
statue was undraped by six childrens
and grandchildren and grand nieces and
nephews of the subject of the days honors
On the 27th, q terrible accident occurred
on an ore train between Calumet and Lake
Linden, Mich. A party of young people
were going from Calumet to an Oddfellows
ball. Miss Hoar and Miss McDonald-the
latter a school teacher-were the victims
The coupling between the cars broke, pre-
cipitating both on to the track. Miss Hoal
was completely decapitated. Miss NC
Donald had both legs crushed, and hel
death is certain.
The Mexican war department make.
known the facts of double and fatal duel
Lieut-Col. Lunoz, of the Eight battalion
and n. N. Zavalla, musical director at
tached to the command, quarreled in 9
saloon in San Luispotosi, where they
were stationed, and challenge was &C
cepted at once. The two officers, accom-
panied only by captain Of the regiment
were driven to the Lodrilles, and at the
i word both shot at once and both fell dead
The Interstate commerce law has had al
unfortunate effect upon the stone quarrie,
at Marlborough, N. H., 6,0OO tons OF paving
blocks are standing beside the railroad
tracks waiting for some notifications in thu
large contracts which have been made FOL
/ paving blocks to be shipped to Cincinnati a
a former profit of Is cents per yard. Tht
| new tariff increases the rate 30 cents pei
yard. Recently an order for 1000 cars, ol
6O,OOO tons was necessarily refused under
the increased rates.
There is likely to be no further call TO